The University of Macau’s Faculty of Health Sciences announced that its research team has found a new technique for improving the treatment of wounds. Similar to existing methods, the improved method relies on the use of stem cell spheres, but does not require invasive procedures.
Compared with the traditional method of stem cell injection, this new method is non-invasive and efficient. The new method improves the survival rate of transplanted cells and topical application of the stem cell spheres reduces the pain of the transplantation process.
The study was conducted by a team of six, while an assistant professor from the Jilin University School of Artificial Intelligence provided bioinformatic analysis.
The team found that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) spheres can be directly applied to wounds. This was not only safer and faster, it also caused the patient less pain and disturbance. It even worked well in hypoxic and inflammatory wound environments.
This project was funded by the UM and the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund. A patent application for the technology has been filed. AL
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